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19 July 2011

POINTS! It seems I am the points host today so [More:]

1 point per wheel of every vehicle you own
10 points if you can wiggle your ears
2 points for every pin in your clothing
5 points for every bath or shower you've taken today
3 points for every hat you've worn this week
4 points for every bowl you've eaten from today
-1 for every plate you've eaten from today
5 points for any bug you rescued in the last week

TIEBREAK: How many Facebook/G+/Twitter/Social Media posts have you made today, not counting cross-posts?
5 points for shower, 3 points for wearing a cap while running on Sunday. That's it.

tiebreak: no social media posts today.
posted by gaspode 19 July | 10:37
0 wheels!
0 ear things!
0 pins!
10 points for showers!
3 points for my fedora, just to look at it in the mirror!
12 points for bowls of granola, cereal, and tuna salad!
0 points for plates!
0 points for bug rescue.

Tiebreak: 5 FB posts, I think!

30 pointaroonies!
posted by mdonley 19 July | 10:37
10 points for ear wiggling!
5 points for 1 shower.
3 points for one hat.

18 points!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 19 July | 10:40
2 points for wheels, 10 points for wiggly ears, 0 pins, 5 for a shower, 3 points for the hat I wear outside every day to protect my eyes (or is that 3 x 7 = 21?), 0 points for meals today, 20 points for three spiders (one of which was a black widow) and one big dumb fly, 0 tiebreaker points

40 points, unless the hat points are exponential, then it'd be 61.
posted by mudpuppie 19 July | 10:57
Ooh, could do well on this one:

Vehicles: 1 car, 2 bikes = 8 points
Wiggle your ears: YES 10 POINTS I KNEW THAT WOULD BE A USEFUL SKILL ONE DAY
Pins: 0
Bath or shower: 5
Hats: 0 (I have a large head and don't like hats)
Bowls: 4 (muesli)
Plates: no plates
5 points for any bug you rescued in the last week: 0

Total: 27 points

Tiebreak: 14 on Twitter, 1 on Facebook, Google+ still confuses me so 0. 15 in total.
posted by altolinguistic 19 July | 11:04
10 points for wheels (two cars, one bike)
10 points for ears!
5 points for a shower
4 points for cereal from a bowl

So 29 points in all. Tiebreaker: 8 social posts, for Twitter and G+. If MLKSHK counts as social media (which I think it does, but not sure,) then 11 for the tiebreaker.
posted by BoringPostcards 19 July | 11:29
wheels: 2 (I own 1 bicycle)
wiggles: 0
pins: 0
baths: 5
hats: 9 (2 sun, 1 cocktail)
bowls: 8
plates: 0
bugs: 0

14 points

TIEBREAK: 3
posted by crush-onastick 19 July | 11:33
4 wheels
0 ear wiggling
0 pins
0 bath/shower
0 hats
8 (2 bowls)
-1 (1 plate)
0 bug rescuing
= 11

Tiebreaker: Does LJ count? (If so, 3. If not, 2.)

Total: 14 or 13.
posted by sperose 19 July | 12:20
4 wheels of bicycles.
10 wiggle points. I can also raise 1 eyebrow at a time.
2 points for 1 safety pin
0 showers
0 hats
8 bowl points
-1 plate
10 points of bug rescue. (1 spider, 1 unidentified.)
----------------------
33

no social media posts.
posted by Obscure Reference 19 July | 12:51
oops, do I get demerits for thinking 2+5+9+8 = 14? I should. It's really 2+5+9+8 = 24.
posted by crush-onastick 19 July | 13:27
Do strollers count as vehicles?

If they do, then I have 28 wheels total (12 on the double stroller, 8 on the single stroller, then 8 for two cars) = 28 points
If they don't, then it's just the cars = 8 points
I can totally wiggle my ears = 10 points
No pins in my clothes = 0 points
Have not showered today = 0 points
Have not worn a hat this week = 0 points
Cereal from a bowl this morning = 1 point
Have eaten from two plates = -2 points
Have not rescued bugs, but have smooshed a couple mosquitoes = 0 points

Counting strollers TOTAL = 37 points
NOT counting strollers TOTAL = 17 points

Tiebreaker = 0 points

posted by fancyoats 19 July | 13:45
Wheels of vehicles I own: Leaving out my husband's truck, which I never drive, and including my two bikes: 12
I can wriggle my ears! 10 points
Pins in my clothes: 0
Bath/showers today: Only the AM one so far. If I'm counting my post hot yoga shower in advance, 10, otherwise 5.
Hats this week: 0
Bowls eaten from today: Two, so that's 8 points
Plates eaten from today: 0
Bugs rescued in past week: Well, didn't kill the spider I saw in the laundry sink yesterday but that's not exactly a rescue: 0

Total: 40 if my advance shower counting is OK otherwise 35

TIEBREAK: 0 social media posts.
posted by bearwife 19 July | 14:09
+4 one vehicle, one set of wheels and a spare
+10 wiggly ears
+2 for one pin standing in for a missing button
+5 one shower
+0 no hats
+4 cereal from my work bowl
-1 I will eat from a plate for dinner
+5 opened my car window to let a mosquito out

TOTAL 29

+5 no social media posts today yet, but will post my 365 to Flickr later and probably a handful of tweets
posted by rhapsodie 19 July | 14:09
06 - wheels (one car, one bicycle)
04 - bowl (cereal, may be more bowls later today)

10 points

Tiebreaker: -0-
posted by deborah 19 July | 14:20
6 points for wheels: one bike, one pick-up truck
0 points for ears
0 points for pins
5 points for a shower
3 points for one big straw hat
4 points for a bowl of peanut noodle salad I ate at 4 a.m. (It has been a long day already.)
-1 for 1 plate (spinach, avocado, and egg sandwich)
0 points for bug rescue, surprisingly

17 total, 0 tiebreaker points.
posted by Elsa 19 July | 14:27
14 points for wheels (1 bike, 2 cars, one ride-on mower) If trailers count, add another 4.
0 points for non-wiggly ears
0 points for pins
5 points for this morning's shower
12 points for hats worn
1 point for eating breakfast from a bowl
0 points lost for plates
5 points for rescuing a spider that was on my arm.

37 points!

1 tiebreaker point
posted by dg 19 July | 16:53
12 - a truck, a car, two bikes
05 - shower this morning
03 - White Sox hat I wore last night
25 - rescued a spider, three beetles, and a fly
** 45 TOTAL **
Tiebreaker: 0 as of right now

Apparently Elsa has her spatulas, and I have my bugs. If I won though, this would be my third time. I'd rather have someone else have a chance, so I've noted my points for posterity and withdraw my entry. Get to saving those bugs, people!
posted by youngergirl44 19 July | 19:17
I wore a hat and ate from a plate. 2
posted by Ardiril 19 July | 20:10
Hi! I'm new here! Can I have points?

0 wheels
0 wiggles
10 points for showers (it's hot here)
3 points worth of hats (if a week = this week. if week = 7 days, then six points)
8 points of bowls
0 plates
and I don't so much rescue bugs as give my cat positive reinforcement for eating them.
---------
21 points
+ 4 tweets today
posted by maryr 19 July | 22:08
Sneaking in at the finish line:

6 points for wheels: 1 car, 1 bike
10 points for ears (I'm surprised at how many folks here can do that. For bragging rights: I can wiggle mine individually at will. Can even keep a beat with 'em.)
0 pins (by either use of the word. I have a jacket that I'll throw a band badge or two on from time to time, but it's put away during this bullshit triple-digit heatwave)
10 points for showers (see the triple-digit heat thing)
6 points for hats (both baseball caps. both St. Louis - they're my Natty League team of choice. I prefer the Rangers and have seen them way more live, but the StL hats are just classic)
16 for bowls (cereal for breakfast, leftover ravioli in marinara and steamed broccoli/carrots for lunch, ceaser salad for dinner - all in bowls.)
-0 for plates. Didn't use one all day (see above)
0 points for bugs. But I haven't killed any either.

Total: 48 points
Tiebreaker: 1-ish. Just a retweet.
posted by ufez 19 July | 23:20
Haha, I'm wearing my PUNK JACKET! PIN POINTS GALORE.
8 for wheels
0 for ears, I can hardly wiggle my eyebrows much less my ears
20 points for pins if we're only counting decorative pins, if we're including safety pins we'll be here all night... there's at least 50 on here, I know because they came in 50-count packages and I had to open two packages for it.
5 points for a shower
6 points for a baseball cap yesterday and a garrison cap earlier today
0 points for bowls
-1 points for a plate at dinner (lunch was leftover pizza straight out of the fridge and I skipped breakfast)
0 for bugs

Either 38 or 138 points depending on if you count safety pins

Tiebreaker: 7 posts to tumblr, if that count as a form of social media
posted by titus n. owl 20 July | 02:52
Safety pins count so the winner is.... titus n. owl!

It seems the rule now is the winner does the next one, so your turn I guess.

And a big welcome to our newest member maryr!
posted by TheophileEscargot 20 July | 05:07
1 point per wheel of every vehicle you own
Uh oh. One car, four motorcycles and a sidecar rig. So 15 points. Not counting my husband's truck, four motorcycles and a riding mower. Or our bicycles.

10 points if you can wiggle your ears
Yup. 10.

5 points for every bath or shower you've taken today
One, so 5 points.

3 points for every hat you've worn this week
Three; two different ball caps and a rain hat. 9 points.

4 points for every bowl you've eaten from today
Two; yogurt and sliced strawberries. 8 points.

-1 for every plate you've eaten from today
One, with my toast on it. -1 point.

TIEBREAK: How many Facebook/G+/Twitter/Social Media
One; just a quick mention that my shop now stocks cooling vests.

Total: 47! But I'm too late :-(
posted by workerant 20 July | 14:12
A good try workerant! I don't think anyone was going to beat titus n. owl's mighty 138 though.
posted by TheophileEscargot 20 July | 15:40
Too little, too late--my one truck, six bikes and one trailer can't compete with workerant's (awesome-sounding) garage, and nothing can compete with titus' safety pins.
posted by box 20 July | 19:07
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